Rutgers cornerback suspended this week for DWI charge

3:21 PM,
Oct. 28, 2013

Rutgers' Nadir Barnwell talks with a member of the media in August.

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Rutgers freshman cornerback Nadir Barnwell was charged early Sunday morning with driving while intoxicated and careless driving by the Rutgers University Police Department, according to lieutenant Paul F. Fischer.

The 18-year-old Piscataway High School graduate, who started during Saturday's 49-14 loss to Houston, has been suspended for Saturday's game against Temple for what football coach Kyle Flood termed "a violation of team rules." Flood did not elaborate on the circumstances.

"Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident and once on scene upon further ...